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Part One--FIRE IN THE HOLY CITY |
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3 | (18) |
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This Could Be the Start of Something Big |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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The Reign of God---An Inside Job |
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6 | (3) |
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Strategy for World Conquest |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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Anticipation in the Attic |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (5) |
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Acts 2 God's Promise to the Jewish Believers |
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21 | (20) |
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The Annual Jewish Barley Harvest Festival |
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21 | (1) |
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God's Spirit Introduces a New Covenant |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (3) |
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The Outpouring of the Spirit Will Impact Everyone |
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28 | (3) |
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No Time to Sing ``Just As I Am'' |
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31 | (2) |
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The Miracle of the Church |
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33 | (3) |
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The Jerusalem Philharmonic |
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36 | (5) |
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Acts 3--4 Fresh Enthusiasm for the Ancient Faith |
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41 | (16) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (3) |
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Sit Down! You're Rocking the Boat! |
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46 | (5) |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (3) |
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Acts 5 The Perfect Church---Not! |
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57 | (16) |
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The Ananias and Sapphira Affair |
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57 | (3) |
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The Purity-Power Connection |
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60 | (4) |
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God's ``Get Out of Jail Free'' Card |
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64 | (2) |
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A Voice of Reason in the Madness |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (5) |
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Acts 6--7 Opposition Adds Fuel to Faith's Fire |
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73 | (20) |
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Too Big for the Mighty Twelve |
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73 | (2) |
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A Strategy for Servanthood |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (2) |
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The Intimate Presence of Jesus |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (7) |
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Part Two--THE ZEAL OF THE NEW CHRISTIANS |
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93 | (14) |
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93 | (3) |
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The Greater Samaria Miracle Crusade |
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96 | (1) |
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No Tricks and No Illusions |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (6) |
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Acts 9 Saul's Astonishment at Christian's Joy |
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107 | (16) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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Transformation of the Troublemaker |
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113 | (2) |
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The Principle of Interdependence |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Peter Visits Communities Outside Jerusalem |
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117 | (6) |
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Acts 10--11 Challenging Phase of the New Revolution |
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123 | (20) |
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123 | (3) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (4) |
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Concerned Jewish Christians |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (3) |
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That Wild and Crazy Church |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (5) |
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Acts 12 King of Hot Air and Maggots |
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143 | (16) |
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Here a Herod, There a Herod, Everywhere a Herod |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (3) |
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Peter Knocks at the Garden Gate |
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148 | (2) |
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King of Hot Air and Maggots |
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150 | (9) |
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Part Three--FILLED WITH GOD'S SPIRIT |
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Acts 13--14 World Ambassadors |
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159 | (18) |
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Proconsul Believes Despite Interference |
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163 | (3) |
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Paul Goes to Antioch to Recover |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (4) |
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Acts 15 Outsiders Crash the Christian Party |
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177 | (14) |
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Jewish Believers Decide to ``Enlighten'' Gentile Believers |
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177 | (2) |
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The Council of Jerusalem, AD 50 |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (3) |
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Risk-Takers Deliver Liberating Letter |
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185 | (1) |
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Coming Apart at the Teams |
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186 | (5) |
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Acts 16 Penetration into the Roman World |
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191 | (16) |
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Rebuilding the Dream Team |
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191 | (2) |
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Following the Holy Spirit Around |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (2) |
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The Case of the Unfortunate Fortune-Teller |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (2) |
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Red Carpet for the ``Bad Guys'' |
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201 | (6) |
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Acts 17 Junkyard of the Gods |
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207 | (14) |
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World-Class Troublemakers |
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207 | (3) |
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Searching the Bible for God |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (14) |
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The Swinging City of Aphrodite and Apollos |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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Christians Win a Round in Court |
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228 | (1) |
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A Haircut, a Vow, and a Trip |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (5) |
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Acts 19 Freedom and Fury in the City of the No-Gods |
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235 | (14) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (5) |
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Faith Incompatible with Magic |
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242 | (1) |
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Ephesus and the Temple of Diana |
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243 | (6) |
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Acts 20 The Vulnerable Ambassador |
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249 | (16) |
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249 | (4) |
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Sunday-Go-to-Meeting in the Early Church |
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253 | (2) |
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Paul Calls for the Elders of the Church |
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255 | (1) |
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The Visible Church Leader |
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256 | (9) |
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Part Four--CHAINED WITNESS |
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Acts 21:1--22:29 Staring Down Danger |
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265 | (18) |
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Don't Go, Paul, Don't Go! |
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265 | (3) |
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The Good News: Paul Arrives in the Holy City |
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268 | (3) |
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Jesus Fills Old Rites with New Meaning |
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271 | (4) |
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The Tenacious Truth Teller |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (4) |
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Acts 22:30--23:35 Paul Pleads ``Not Guilty'' |
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283 | (12) |
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283 | (2) |
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The Truth Will Drive You Crazy |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (2) |
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Tribune Transfers Paul to Governor |
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291 | (4) |
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Acts 24--26 Christ's Ambassador on Trial |
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295 | (18) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (2) |
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King Makes a State Visit to Welcome New Governor |
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302 | (2) |
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Paul Happy to Tell Good News |
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304 | (4) |
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The Wisecrack Heard Round the World |
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308 | (5) |
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Acts 27 Dangerous Passage |
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313 | (14) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (4) |
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324 | (3) |
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Acts 28 The Unchained Truth |
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327 | (14) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (1) |
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Paul Under House Arrest in Rome |
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330 | (3) |
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No Chain Can Hold the Truth! |
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333 | (1) |
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Paul in Rome: The Rest of the Story |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (5) |
| Appendix A---Time Line of Paul's Life |
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341 | (2) |
| Appendix B---The Answers |
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343 | (6) |
| Endnotes |
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349 | (8) |
| Index |
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